Mystery Quilt 2013 Quilt Along

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To celebrate National Quilt Month in March, Connecting Threads will offer a Mystery Quilt 2013 Quilt Along. This is our first Mystery Quilt and promises to be lots of fun for all. We think you will enjoy making this quick and versatile, three-part pattern, suitable for beginning and experienced quilters. The catch is that you won’t know what the quilt looks like until Part 3!

The finished quilt will be a lap quilt or throw, approximately 51-1/2" x 68-1/2".

You will need an additional 3-1/4 yards for a three-pieced back.

Binding - At least 250" of a continuous strip.

This would not be a good first quilt. Having said that, it is an instructional pattern. Each section is accompanied by detailed notes and photos for each step. Some of the piecing is very easy, some requires more precise work... but Ann provides many hints to help you be successful. The quilt is for a confident beginner with experience sewing 1/4" seams.

Before you get started, please read the guidelines located in the "Discussion Forum" or by clicking on this link. The PDF downloads will be located below this discussion, scroll down to view.

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Discussion Forum

As National Quilting Month winds down, it is time to make some concluding comments about the March’s Mystery Quilt 2013 Quilt Along. When it came time to pick an activity for National Quilt Month, I suggested a mystery quilt because it would be a…Continue

Add your photos of your fabric selections to share with everyone. Then as we progress week to week you can add photos of your progress. It's fun to see what everyone's blocks look like as we go. Then finally, the big reveal. We'll see what the…Continue

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To celebrate National Quilt Month in March, Connecting Threads will offer a Quilt with Us (QWU). This is our third Mystery Quilt - yes we skipped 2015. I'm sorry - we did something else last year to celebrate. The response to the past two Mystery Quilt Quilt Alongs was quite positive with big groups following on Notions and on Quilt with Us (QWU) - and this one promises to be lots of fun as well. We think you will enjoy making this fun three-part pattern, suitable for confident beginner and experienced quilters. The catch is that you won’t know what the quilt looks like until Part 3!

I don't know if I've posted anything before, so if I'm repeating myself, forgive me? I was guild president 2013-14 for the Kountry Quilters Guild; they had a tradition of "President's Projects" for the entire guild to work on. I chose this mystery quilt as our project, and it was fun. I used fabrics from Connecting Threads, don't remember what line, but one was a red bandana print, 2 were "Itty Bitty Stars" in cream and blue, and the 4th fabric was a royal blue, since I wanted it in patriotic colors as the eventual destination of the quilt was to a wounded warrior at the local V. A. Hospital. I wish to report that the recipient really liked the colors and the pattern. One of the guild members made two different versions and these were also Quilts of Valor. I wish I could post photos of them, but my computer and my digital camera have apparently agreed to disagree, and the most I can do is print the photos. I'll use this pattern again, probably until my copy of the instructions wears out. Thanks for the design.

That is what this is all about. If we get stuck, and we all do sometimes, there is always another project to work on till we are ready. You came back and finished! That is a real accomplishment! Congratulations. One more UFO out of the way..lol